Marcy sees the following animal on her hike. She decides the animal must be an invertebrate. What made her decide it was an invertebrate?
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  • It has a backbone
  • It has an exoskeleton
  • It has fur
  • It can use its limbs to walk
Scientists are classifying a group of animals in two categories: vertebrates and invertebrates. Which characteristic should they use to decide in which group to place the animals?
  • Number of limbs
  • Body covering
  • Backbone
  • The way they reproduce
How do fish reproduce?
  • Lay eggs
  • Give birth to live young
What are fish covered with?
  • Smooth skin
  • wet scales
  • dry scales
  • fur
Max knows that frogs are amphibians. What characteristic of amphibians lets Max know that frogs belong to this group?
  • Frogs have a backbone
  • Frogs are mammals. Max is wrong
  • Frogs begin their lives as tadpoles breathing with gills and later develop lungs
  • Frogs give birth to live young
The giant salamander has a backbone, is covered in moist skin, has lungs and gills, and lays eggs. To what group of vertebrates does it belong?
  • Amphibians
  • Birds
  • Mammals
  • Fish
The American alligator is covered in dry scales. It lays leathery eggs, near water. This animal must stay in warm regions as it is cold blooded. What group of vertebrates does the American alligator belong to?
  • Fish
  • Amphibian
  • Reptile
  • Mammal
Carly saw an animal under a tree. The animal seemed to be hurt. She called the veterinarian clinic in her neighborhood. They asked her what kind of animal it as and she said it was a bird. Which characteristic most likely helped Carly identify the animal as a bird?
  • Feathers
  • Warm blooded
  • Lays eggs
  • Fur
Because they live in the ocean, many people confuse dolphins for fish. What characteristics classify dolphins as mammals rather than fish?
  • Dolphins breathe the oxygen in the water with gills and lay eggs
  • Dolphins are cold blooded, have scales and breathe with gills
  • Dolphins are warm blooded, give live births, feed their young milk and breathe with lungs
  • Dolphins are warm blooded, lay eggs and breathe with gills
This picture shows an egret hunting for fish. What characteristic does this predator share with its prey?
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  • They are both cold blooded
  • They both lay eggs
  • They both breathe with gills
  • They are both warm blooded
Which of the following groups of vertebrates is warm-blooded?
  • Birds
  • Fish
  • Amphibians
  • Reptiles
Which of the following groups of vertebrates breathes through gills?
  • Mammals
  • Fish
  • Birds
  • Reptiles
Which of the following groups of vertebrates usually breathe through gills at birth and later develop lungs?
  • Mammals
  • Fish
  • Birds
  • Amphibians
Which of the following groups of vertebrates is covered with fur or hair?
  • Mammals
  • Fish
  • Birds
  • Amphibians
Which of the following animals is a group of reptile?
  • Eagle
  • Penguin
  • Toad
  • Alligator
My body is warm, I have fur, feed my young on milk, and have live births.  What am I?
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  • Reptile
  • Bird
  • Mammal
  • Fish
A vertebrate ...
  • has a backbone
  • has no backbone
  • is a molluscs
Lay their eggs on land
  • Fish
  • Mammals
  • Amphibians
  • Reptiles
Marsha keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard. She observed the animal has a backbone, four legs and a long tail, and its body is covered with scales. What is the classification for this animal?
  • bird
  • mammal
  • reptile
  • amphibian
What type of animal is a whale?
  • amphibian
  • fish
  • mammal
  • reptile
What are the five types of vertebrates? 
  • mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians and birds
  • lobsters, bats, fish, insects and snakes
  • mammals, fish, puppies, ducks, slug
  • hamsters, jellyfish, squid, blob fish and shrimp
Vertebrates that lay eggs in the water are...
  • bird and reptile
  • bird and amphibian
  • amphibian and fish
  • fish and reptile
Which of the statement below is CORRECT.
  • Toad is a reptile.
  • Reptile has scale as well as fish.
  • Mammals lay egg to live young
  • Fish breathe using fins
What do we call the outer body covering of bird?
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  • scales
  • hair
  • fur
  • feather
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?
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  • Amphibian
  • Reptile
  • Bird
  • Fish
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